India: Today’s news in pictures

Nov 15, 2018 17:14 IST

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the ASEAN-India Breakfast Summit in Singapore and underlined the need for maritime cooperation and centrality of trade for the prosperity of the strategic Indo-Pacific region. He also held separate bilateral meetings with the premiers of Singapore, Australia and Thailand and discussed ways to further strengthen ties, including in areas of trade, defence and security. (Yong Teck Lim / AP)

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The weather department said that Cyclone Gaja is expected to make a landfall between Cuddalore and Pamban on Thursday night bringing heavy rainfall to Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, prompting authorities to shut schools and colleges in the area. (PTI)

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On Thursday morning, a fashion designer and her domestic help were found murdered at her farmhouse in south Delhi’s Vasant Kunj. Three people, one of them her employee, have been arrested. “The woman has been identified as Mala Lakhani, 53, and the help as 50-year-old Bahadur and the three accused as Rahul (her employee), Rehmat and Bashir,” police said. (Amal KS / HT Photo)

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The Congress-led UDF and the BJP walked out of the all-party meeting called by the Left Front government to resolve Sabarimala stand off. “Now the chief minister is responsible for any eventuality at the temple,” said opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala, blaming the Vijayan for what he described as, his adamant stand. “The government wasted a golden opportunity,” said Chennithala. (PTI File)

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A senior airline official on Thursday said that loss-making national carrier Air India plans to mop up Rs 700-800 crore by selling over 70 residential and commercial properties spread across the country. This fresh bid is a part of the airline’s real estate assets monetisation plan approved by the then UPA government in 2012. (REUTERS File)

A diptych shows smog engulfed Rashtrapati Bhawan on November 13(L), and November 15 (R), in New Delhi. According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of New Delhi recorded at 342 at around 9.09am as compared to 419 on the previous day, improving the air quality slightly after light rain in past 24-hours. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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People representing various Maharashtrian tribal communities stage a protest against state government for completion of various demands, in Mumbai. (PTI)

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India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s news across the country from Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the ASEAN-India Informal Breakfast Summit in Singapore to the Cyclone Gaja set to hit Tamil Nadu, Puducherry on Thursday night.